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Sarah Kimberling wrote: “I don't know what proportion of the homeless are local, but the ones I have spoken to came from other parts of the country because Bath is a better option than where they come from.

Nicky Howse said: “I am sure shop doorways are not peoples' first choice of accommodation and are used because there is nowhere else to go.

“How about a bit of compassion?”

Jane Riekemann wrote in the Save Bath Library group: “Really appalled to see shop doorways boarded up. Shutting your eyes to the problem.”

Steve Pierce said: “We are a wealthy city, we could build temporary shelters, and house them all.